I received this curiously long package from my sister this week: And inside was a fully decorated, lighted and living Christmas tree! I was a little "Bah humbug" this year but now its starting to feel a little like Christmas.
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I want to start recording (mostly for my own benefit) the things that happen to me that make me happy, make me smile and genuinely bring me joy. This is the first of those. Sunday afternoon, I took the boys out to Target to do some holiday shopping. It was a little rough getting them out of the house. William especially was being cranky. Usually, this just means he's really tired and needs a nap, which is exactly what happened on the way to the store. He was out pretty quick, and Nick followed William's lead about half a mile...
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Hey everyone. Sean here... your friendly, neighborhood webmaster. I wanted to let you know that posting pics and videos and music has been a little rough over the last few days. I know some of you have had issues. Thanks...
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In a meeting during which we shared at what age we assumed our mothers went through menopause: "Would you rather talk about Facebook ads or dry vaginas?" "Dry vaginas." "Dry vaginas or wet vaginas?" "Wet vaginas." "Wet vaginas or chocolate?" "Wet vaginas." "Really?" "Yeah, I don't really like chocolate."
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I was cleaning my bathroom this morning when I noticed some new wording on the toilet bowl cleaner packaging. It now says it "Kills flu virus." I found this curious since I'm sure bleach kills a lot of things and this particular cleaner has probably been killing them for years now. Of course, the goal is to increase sales through general fear of bird/swine flu. Pointing it out helps the you tap into that fear. I always find this practice a bit irritating because it assumes that you, the consumer, are an idiot and can be scared/cajoled into buying anything....
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